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Rio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Bid: IOC Voted and Decision is Made

by Amy Judd | October 2, 2009 at 07:08 am

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Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted.

2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST.

Watch the 2016 vote live online

8:30am PST UPDATE:

Chicago has been eliminated from the Olympic bid.

Tokyo has been eliminated fromt the Olympic bid.

The cities that were the running are Rio, Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo.

This is the decision as to who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The IOC members will vote by secret ballot until one city receives a majority.

Each city will makes 45-minute presentations to the IOC members today, with another 15 minutes for questions and answers. President Obama is in Copenhagen to help stump for votes for Chicago.

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Controversys of the vote in Denmark

More information about the Olympic vote

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Blue Crush

at 10:40 on October 2nd, 2009

Way to go Rio-de-Janeiro! They really do deserve it, as the Summer Olympics has never been held in Latin America.

Obama gave it good shot for Chicago though ...

Pythiian1

at 18:26 on October 2nd, 2009

Maybe the Olympics will help kick-start Brazil's economy, stop its deforestation, and slow or halt its crime waves in Rio de Janeiro over the past few years. Congrats to Brazil.

roundtree (not verified)

at 18:52 on October 2nd, 2009

The economy of Brazil has been more than kick started already. Look at their lack of foreign debt, their stronger currency and growing middle class. The Olympics will help the world discover a Brazil other than favelas, drug wars and Carnival. Brazil deserves the Olympic Games.